Recently, I’ve been experimenting with drying applesauce (or making a kind of DIY apple fruit leather, if you’d like to use that terminology). It really tastes delicious, is healthy, and would make a great trail snack – but I don’t…
DIY Hand Sanitizer Holder
I think I must be a germaphobic. Actually, it comes from being around a lot of little children and being sick constantly as a child, myself. I just don’t want to get sick – even a common cold –…
DIY Hard Sided Roof Top Camper
Or, How to Sleep On Top of Your Vehicle for Just Over $100 We used to sleep in a tent. That was when we crossed the country in a big blue station wagon. Not long after getting a full-size van,…
A View Junkie’s Guide to Dayhiking Colorado – My First Book!
I’ve published a book – “A View Junkie’s Guide to Dayhiking Colorado” by Anne Whiting! After so many years of friends and family members asking us to tell them about our favorite hikes, I’ve finally compiled about 30 hikes (with…
Top 10 Pages on Anne’s Travels in 2014
So I thought I’d post the pages on Annestravels.net that were most-visited during 2014. I know, I know, it’s not even 2015 yet. But considering the numbers, I don’t think much will change in the next week and a half…
DIY Adult Travel Neck Pillow (with washable cover)
Recently, I’ve been making neck pillows. Several of us like pillows if we want to sleep during long drives (not the driver, of course), but usually we just use a rolled up jacket or whatever else we happen to be…
Water Bottle Tote Bag
A bit ago, a friend e-mailed me asking if I’d test a sewing pattern she was preparing to sell via her website. I gladly agreed, not just because she’s my friend, but because I love a sewing challenge and this…
How to Replace the Zipper in a Sleeping Bag
Is your sleeping bag still in great shape, but the zipper’s shot? I can’t even tell you how many times that has happened to members of our group. Since I’m the official seamstress for them, they usually ask me to…
Hand-painted T-shirts: Great Gifts for Hiking Buddies!
Racking your brain to figure out what to give a hiking buddy for Christmas? About five years ago I hit on a useful, yet inexpensive, solution: hand-painted, hand-personalized t-shirts (I usually spend about $25 to make 10 shirts). Not only…
Bug Screens/Van Screens, pt. 2
In my last post, I started talking about how to make screens to put over the windows of your vehicle to keep out the bugs. In this post, I’ll continue to explain how you can make these bug screens. …